17 Facts About Derek Harper

Derek Ricardo Harper was born on October 13,1961 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Derek Harper was named First-Team All-Big Ten and Second-Team All-American in 1983, and was Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in both 1981 and 1982.

Derek Harper was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.

Derek Harper spent his first ten seasons with them, averaging 15 points and 6.1 assists.

Derek Harper had multiple seasons of averaging well over 10 PPG, and became known for being both a great scorer and defender.

Derek Harper still played well for the rest of his time in Dallas, but the team was atrocious.

Derek Harper's stats declined as he had to adjust to having less of an individual role, but his best season with the Knicks came in his last year with the team where he averaged 14.0 PPG.

Derek Harper played well at the age of 35 but the Mavericks were still a bad team, finishing the season with only 24 wins.

Derek Harper was traded by the Mavericks with Ed O'Bannon to the Orlando Magic for Dennis Scott and cash.

Derek Harper played one season for the Magic, his scoring and overall play dropped off but he was still a solid bench player.

Derek Harper's contract expired in the 1998 offseason and he left the team.

Derek Harper signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Derek Harper's daughter Dana Harper was a contestant on season 11 of The Voice.

Derek Harper is a game analyst for the Dallas Mavericks on their locally broadcast games.

Derek Harper played in 1,199 regular season games in his career, tying him for 35th in NBA history.

Derek Harper retired having the 11th-most steals and the 17th-most assists in NBA history.

Derek Harper is the Mavericks' career leader in those categories.